Versions 23 and latera Color variable. In this case, the opacity specified in the variable is taken into account. Not available.

New in version 23a Color variable. In this case, the opacity specified in the variable is taken into account. Not available.

a Color variable. In this case, the opacity specified in the variable is taken into account. Not available. a Color variable. In this case, the opacity specified in the variable is taken into account. Not available.

<Fill style>: Optional integer or Integer constant

Default background fill of different drawings:

0 (by default): Solid background

1: Transparent background (<Color> is ignored)

2: Hatched background

Default background fill of different drawings:

BackgroundHatched

Background filled with hatching. Corresponds to value 2 for compatibility.

This value is ignored. In this version, you cannot hatch the background of a drawing.

The drawing of hatching is not supported.

<Type of hatching>: Optional integer

Default type of hatching for the background of different drawings. To use this parameter, the value of "Fill style" must be equal to 2. If the value of <Fill style> is different from 2, <Type of hatching> is ignored. The different types of hatching are:

0: Horizontal hatching

1: Vertical hatching

2: Diagonal hatching at 60%

3: Diagonal hatching at 120%

4 (by default): Criss-crossed hatching

5: Diagonal cross hatching

This value is ignored. In this version, you cannot hatch the background of a drawing.

<Opacity>: Optional integer

Opacity of color, included between 0 (transparent) and 255 (opaque). An opacity set to 128 is used to blend 50% of the color with the existing color found in the control.

Notes:

This opacity will be taken into account if the drawing was initialized with the dWithOpacity constant (dStartDrawing).

Versions 23 and laterIf the <Color> parameter corresponds to a Color variable, this parameter must not be specified: the opacity specified in the variable will be taken into account.

New in version 23If the <Color> parameter corresponds to a Color variable, this parameter must not be specified: the opacity specified in the variable will be taken into account.

If the <Color> parameter corresponds to a Color variable, this parameter must not be specified: the opacity specified in the variable will be taken into account.

Remarks

Using the drawing functions

The drawing functions can be used according to 2 methods:

Method 1: Using dDrawing

dStartDrawing must be called before any other drawing function. dStartDrawing is used to define the element (Image control or Image variable) onto which the drawing functions will be applied.

When drawing on an Image control:

The drawing functions operate on a copy ("bitmap") of the image. You can use the drawing functions of Windows (via API or CallDLL32) but these functions must use the DC (Device Context) returned by dStartDrawing.

Versions 24 and laterMethod 2: indicating the drawing target directly in the syntax (via a parameter)The <Image> parameter is used to specify directly the target of the drawing. dStartDrawing becomes useless.

New in version 24Method 2: indicating the drawing target directly in the syntax (via a parameter)The <Image> parameter is used to specify directly the target of the drawing. dStartDrawing becomes useless.

Method 2: indicating the drawing target directly in the syntax (via a parameter)The <Image> parameter is used to specify directly the target of the drawing. dStartDrawing becomes useless.

Drawing in PHP

In PHP, the drawing functions are based on the graphic library GD. This library is commonly used by the PHP hosting companies and therefore it is always enabled. The version of the GD library must be version 2.0.28 (or later). This library can be downloaded from the PHP site.

To enable (if necessary) this library locally, the following elements are required:

PHP installed.

the PHP.INI file found in the Windows directory must contain the following line: "extension=php_gd2.dll" (instead of ";extension=php_gd2.dll").

the php_gd2.dll file must exist in the directory of PHP extensions. This directory is defined in the PHP.INI file by the "extension_dir" variable.

Versions 16 and later

Drawing in Browser code

Some drawing functions are available in Browser code. The drawing functions in Browser code are based on the HTML 5 standard. More specifically, these functions are based on the "canvas" tag of HTML 5.

The drawing features in browser code are available for the recent browsers only (supporting the HTML 5 standard). To find out whether the drawing features are proposed by your browser, use DrawingAvailable.

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must "include the reference to the DTD file". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of description window of project ("Project .. Project description"), "Advanced" button, "W3C standard" option.

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must "include the reference to the DTD file". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of the description window of the project ("Project .. Project description").

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must include the reference to the DTD file. To do so, the HTML mode must be "HTML 4.01 Transitional + DTD". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of the description window of project.Reminder: To display the description window of project, on the "Project" pane, in the "Project" group, click "Description".

Special case: Drawing in the browser of an Android phone: The browser drawing functions are only available starting with version 3 of Android.

New in version 16

Drawing in Browser code

Some drawing functions are available in Browser code. The drawing functions in Browser code are based on the HTML 5 standard. More specifically, these functions are based on the "canvas" tag of HTML 5.

The drawing features in browser code are available for the recent browsers only (supporting the HTML 5 standard). To find out whether the drawing features are proposed by your browser, use DrawingAvailable.

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must "include the reference to the DTD file". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of description window of project ("Project .. Project description"), "Advanced" button, "W3C standard" option.

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must "include the reference to the DTD file". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of the description window of the project ("Project .. Project description").

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must include the reference to the DTD file. To do so, the HTML mode must be "HTML 4.01 Transitional + DTD". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of the description window of project.Reminder: To display the description window of project, on the "Project" pane, in the "Project" group, click "Description".

Special case: Drawing in the browser of an Android phone: The browser drawing functions are only available starting with version 3 of Android.

Drawing in Browser code

Some drawing functions are available in Browser code. The drawing functions in Browser code are based on the HTML 5 standard. More specifically, these functions are based on the "canvas" tag of HTML 5.

The drawing features in browser code are available for the recent browsers only (supporting the HTML 5 standard). To find out whether the drawing features are proposed by your browser, use DrawingAvailable.

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must "include the reference to the DTD file". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of description window of project ("Project .. Project description"), "Advanced" button, "W3C standard" option.

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must "include the reference to the DTD file". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of the description window of the project ("Project .. Project description").

Caution: To use the drawing functions with Internet Explorer 9, the project must include the reference to the DTD file. To do so, the HTML mode must be "HTML 4.01 Transitional + DTD". This option is available in the "Advanced" tab of the description window of project.Reminder: To display the description window of project, on the "Project" pane, in the "Project" group, click "Description".

Special case: Drawing in the browser of an Android phone: The browser drawing functions are only available starting with version 3 of Android.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): The drawing functions

[ + ] Using the main drawing functions of WINDEV to:- Initialize an Image control for drawing- Draw simple shapes- Write a text into a drawing- Change the color in a drawing